South Asia


121. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/5-1362. Secret; Niact.


122. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.00/5-1862. Secret; Limit Distribution.


123. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11-KE/5-1962. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Cameron and approved by Grant. Repeated to New Delhi.


124. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/5-2262. Secret; Priority. Repeated to New Delhi and USUN.


125. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert Komer, 5/62. Secret.


126. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5/5-2862. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Gatch on May 31 and approved in S on June 12.


127. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79 R 0102A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files, Box 212. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet: “The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, The Joint Staff, AEC, and NSA.” All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on May 31, except the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside his jurisdiction.


128. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-162. Secret. Drafted by Cameron and Horgan and cleared in BNA by Milton G. Rewinkel. A typed notation on the source text indicates that the enclosed telegram was approved as amended and sent on June 1.


129. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-162. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Grant and Cameron, cleared by Rewinkel and Bromley Smith, and approved by Rusk.


130. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-462. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Cameron, cleared by Bromley Smith, and approved by Talbot.


131. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-462. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Cameron, cleared by U. Alexis Johnson in draft and with the White House, and approved by Talbot.


132. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79 R 01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files, Box 212. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet: “The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.” All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on June 6, except the Atomic Energy Commission representative and the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.


133. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-962. Top Secret. Drafted by Cameron, cleared by Rewinkel and Bromley Smith, and approved by Grant.


134. Telegram From the White House to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-962. Secret; Niact. Repeated to the Department of State and to the Department of Defense for William Bundy. The source text is the Department of State copy.


135. Telegram From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 66 D 204, Macmillan Correspondence with Kennedy, 1962, Vol. III. Top Secret; Eyes Only. The telegram apparently was sent to the British Embassy to be conveyed to the White House.


136. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 6/11/62-6/16/62. Secret. Drafted on June 15 by Komer. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Ibid.)


137. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 66 D 204, Kennedy Correspondence with Macmillan, 1962-1963, Vol. II. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Grant, William Bundy, and Komer; cleared by McGeorge Bundy; and approved by Grant. Repeated to Karachi and New Delhi.


138. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.90D/6-1562. Secret. Drafted by Gatch and McGhee and cleared by Grant, Cameron, McGhee, and McConaughy.


139. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 6/20/62-6/24/62. Secret. Drafted by Komer on June 20. The time of the meeting, which was held at the White House, is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.)


140. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-1962. Top Secret; Niact; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Cameron and Komer, cleared by McGhee, and McGeorge Bundy, and approved by Grant. Repeated to Karachi, New Delhi, and Paris eyes only for Rusk.


141. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-2062. Top Secret; Niact. Repeated to Paris eyes only for the Secretary and to London and Karachi for the Charge and/or Ambassador only.


142. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-2162. Top Secret; Niact.


143. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/6-2162. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted on July 3 by Gatch and approved in M on July 11.


146. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/6-2462. Secret; Priority. Drafted by McGeorge Bundy and approved in S/S by Rogers.


147. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/6-2562. Secret; Priority.


148. Telegram From the Consulate General at Calcutta to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/7-162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.


149. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/7-162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted in NEA by Cameron and Ludlow, cleared by Cleveland and Kaysen, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Calcutta.